Consolidated B-32 "Dominator" (30946 A.C.)

Glen · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:02 pm

Looks like alot like a picture that I have on the same flight in Northen Texas around the Dallas /Fort Worth Area early 1945 .

Sad that not one whole B-32 is left in tack today :cry:

If I am correct their is a Ball Turrent in the CAF DFW hanger , a Wing in Cal and a few other parts here and thier. dose anybody know of who and where all the known B-32 parts might be ?

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:05 pm

I guess the Moon is out, huh?

Glen · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:07 pm

I forgot about that one on the Moon :wink:

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:20 pm

There's 4 ball turrets left -

1 in Arizona with a private individual (link on my B-32 Turret thread) was NOS and complete when found.
1 at NASM Garber Facility restored.
1 at NMUSAF unrestored and not on display (at least it wasn't last year when I was there)
1 at the DFW Wing currently undergoing restoration.

I believe the gentleman in Arizona may have some additional parts as well.

RNDMTRS4EVR · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:49 pm

One airplane I would love to see in person and flying around to air shows!
Scott........

hahnej · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:39 pm

Never heard if it was or not?

Malo83 · **Joined:** Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:31 am **Posts:** 309

Believe there is a B32 wing used as some sort of memorial in a park in San Diego.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:16 pm

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:20 pm

I need to get down to that park and take a pic of the wing.

Thanks for the reminder!

maxum96 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:50 pm

Malo83 wrote:

Believe there is a B32 wing used as some sort of memorial in a park in San Diego.

Montgomery Park in Chula Vista, CA. near San Diego. I lived across the street from that wing for a while in the late 60's as a kid (I lived in one of the houses in the foreground of the attached picture). I always thought it was either a B-24 or B-25 wing. It's a memorial to glider pioneer John Montgomery. Wikipedia says it's a B-32 wing. Here's a link with to a page with info and pictures.

http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/local/montgomery.html

chico · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:45 am

CAPFlyer wrote:

There's 4 ball turrets left -

1 in Arizona with a private individual (link on my B-32 Turret thread) was NOS and complete when found.
1 at NASM Garber Facility restored.
1 at NMUSAF unrestored and not on display (at least it wasn't last year when I was there)
1 at the DFW Wing currently undergoing restoration.

I believe the gentleman in Arizona may have some additional parts as well.

I've read that there are more like 6-7 in various states of repair out there. There is one in Minnesota that is as close to complete as one can be.

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:49 am

Are are they all A-17 Ball Turrets? I've done quite a few searches and we asked the other people with them, and we've not come up with any additional Sperry A-17 turrets. If you can give more information, it would help us because one of the others may have manuals or extra parts.

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:54 am

Quick question, hope it's not a stupid one... are the Privateer and B-32 tails the same? They both look about the same shape, and both are hugely tall. Just curious.

kevin

Swiss Mustangs · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:00 am

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